4 papers
Total Error and Variability Measures for the Quarterly Workforce Indicators and LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics in OnTheMap
Kevin L. McKinney, Andrew S. Green, Lars Vilhuber +1
We report results from the first comprehensive total quality evaluation of five major indicators in the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Program…
Suboptimal Provision of Privacy and Statistical Accuracy When They are Public Goods
John M. Abowd, Ian M. Schmutte, William Sexton +1
With vast databases at their disposal, private tech companies can compete with public statistical agencies to provide population statistics. However, private companies face differe…
Issues Encountered Deploying Differential Privacy
Simson L. Garfinkel, John M. Abowd, Sarah Powazek
When differential privacy was created more than a decade ago, the motivating example was statistics published by an official statistics agency. In attempting to transition differen…
An Economic Analysis of Privacy Protection and Statistical Accuracy as Social Choices
John M. Abowd, Ian M. Schmutte
Statistical agencies face a dual mandate to publish accurate statistics while protecting respondent privacy. Increasing privacy protection requires decreased accuracy. Recognizing…